In the meantime, the Malaysian federation despite pressures from local groups’ political and academic circles continues to enjoy the natural resources of the disputed territory pumping no less than 300,000 barrels of oil a day which has earned her billions of ringgits every year plus the billions earned from the production of some 2.5 million tons of precious palm oil per annum.

In a way the Sultanate can only blame itself for the botched Sabah deal between the Sultanate and the East India Company. If the few thousand pounds handed to the former was meant to be rental the amount was ridiculous. If it was meant to be amortization it was an insult to their intelligence.

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